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Chapter 4

In a hopeless day of her routine life, Alpha called Chloe in his office. She went there with a cleaning mop, thinking that he must be calling her for work, but she got stiffened at the serious faces of Alpha Luna and warrior James Smith. The same infamous warrior James, who killed his two fated mates due to his uncontrollable rage. Every woman in the pack were varied of him, maintaining a safe distance from his existence.

Anyhow, Chloe bowed in front of Alpha and waited for his command.

“Yesterday, you turned nineteen years old and still, your mate didn’t appear to claim you. We have tried every method possible to find a family for you, Chloe. Are you aware of this?”

“So it was my birthday!”

Now she understood that why a small piece of steak was left at dinner. Chloe nodded in response, verbalizing her gratitude,

“Yes, Alpha. You were always kind to an orphan like me. I can’t repay you, even if I had ten lives.”

“You are such a good girl, Chloe.”

Luna proceeded Alpha’s statement with a fake smile.

“You know that you are the only unmated one left in your batch. We have taken care of you, but now you need a permanent home. Our heart saddens at your lifeless eyes staring at happily mated couples…”

Annoyed by Luna’s emotional speech, Alpha Lawrence came straight to the point.

“We have arranged a marriage for you. Is it ok with you?”

Luna stood up and placed her hand on Chloe’s head, showing her non-existent love for her.

Chloe was dreading for this day, but now it was inevitable, so she agreed to their proposal.

Satisfied with her agreement, Alpha told her to pack her luggage.

“Your mating ceremony will be celebrated tonight. We have chosen our excellent warrior James as your mate. He is also like you, a lone-wolf searching for a mother for his pups. Both of you can support each other by making a warm home to spend the rest of your lives together.”

Anyone who didn’t know Warrior James would be impressed by these concerned lines, but not Chloe. She was understanding the meaning behind these sweet words, she was like a pig preparing for slaughter. The only difference was that they were using emotional black mailing to force her to walk down the aisle to her death. A mad man who had killed Goddess’s blessing, a chosen wife, will be nothing for her.

Despite all the logics, Chloe bowed her head again and thanked them for their perfect murder plan. James’s toothy smile repelled her, but this was her destiny and she was ready to face it.

During her last cooking session, she heard different omegas gambling over the time of her married life.

“Two weeks, place my money on two weeks. In this period, James will cook a soup of her bones and will feed the whole pack.”

That was Azmath, who didn’t even know how to cut veggies but still rumored as a chef.

“Two weeks is a longtime brother, two days will be more than enough for Chloe to survive in James’s house.”

There came another one, enjoying the entertainment for pack omegas.

A simple Ceremony was held for her, she was also given a green dress of James’s dead mate to wear. Chloe, who was already dead after Alpha’s betrayal, found it quite compatible with her current situation.

After Alpha’s lie about fated mates, she came to the conclusion that men like strong She-wolves, so James will never change for her. Chloe hardened her heart and attended her Ceremony with a straight face, void of any emotion.

According to traditions, James marked and took her to his home. There she found herself in a post robbery situation, everything was so messed up that it was hard to differentiate between trash and useful stuff. She was looking in bewilderment when James handed her a broom.

“I want my house perfectly clean until morning. There shouldn’t be a speck of dust when I’ll check your work in the morning. And yes, breakfast for three should be prepared before 6 am.”

Without listening to her response, he left after locking the door from outside. Chloe laughed at her destiny, she was promoted to a higher position of worker.

“Good job, Chloe, let’s get to work.”

She sighed and started cleaning, ignoring her bleeding neck. When blood dripped to the floor while moping, she wrapped her neck with a wet hand towel she discovered during work.

As instructed, she cooked and cleaned until 6 am, her stomach was clutching due to hunger, but she didn’t eat as she wasn’t told to. She changed into a lose shirt and trousers, remembering the first lesson in class for dress code after mating.

Right at the time, James came with two scared little boys, four and three years old respectively. Thankfully, James was satisfied with her efforts and allowed her to eat.

“Kid’s school time is 8 am to 12 pm, and I leave for work at 6:30 am. Lunch at 1 pm, dinner at 7 pm and along with cooking and cleaning, their education is also your duty. I don’t want any complaints, there’ll be severe consequences for your disobedience and laziness, understood?”

Chloe nodded in response and noted this new timetable in her mind. James left for work after breakfast, she gathered dishes and saw those terrible looking toddlers, trying to get close to her. She crouched down and was astonished to see a tube in the elder one’s hand.

“This is from my aunt, she always used it for our wounds. It is excellent.”

She received that ointment from him, her heart melted at the mention of their injuries.

“Thank you so much, dear. And who dares to hurt my little angel? Tell me, mommy will punish them.”

Chloe never felt the security of having a parent, but looking at those terrified kids livened her mother instinct.

“Dad hit us when he is drunk.”

“Or hungry.”

Younger one added to the list, angering Chloe to the core.

She cursed James under his breath and hugged them simultaneously,

“Don’t worry, I am here. Now he won't beat you.”

“Promise?”

They raised their pinky for a solemn promise,

Chloe joined her both pinky fingers with them, promising with her heart.

Mathew and Tammy, told her about their past that how one day his mother was cooking breakfast and the next meal they had to eat raw meat because of her death. Chloe comforted them and made them their favorite lunch boxes to cheer them up.

The next step was mating, which was quite eye-opening for her. It changed her perspective about James’s brutality. He was not a “snap the neck” type person, but a sadist. And to Chloe’s excellent luck, his wolf disliked her at first sight and used his claws to register his hatred. Even she was surprised that where she got the strength to survive his assault.

In a course of repeated beating and working, pack members gradually lost interest in her life. Their attention was caught by the great event a head, which was exciting yet terrifying for the whole pack.

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